Posted On Tuesday November 12, 2024
Together for Mental Health: Everyone, Everyday
Developing positive mental health is important to academic achievement and overall well-being.
How are you feeling right now? Happy? Irritated? Stressed? Angry? Worried? Or maybe something else? It’s normal to feel any emotion.
Feelings that we have can be “everyday feelings” such as happiness, joy or disappointment, or they can also be “overwhelming feelings” that can be very uncomfortable such as hopelessness, devastation or feeling furious. Almost any feeling can be an everyday feeling or an overwhelming feeling, but it is important for us to be able to recognize when a specific feeling is too much for us and ask a caring adult for help. Remember there is no such thing as a bad feeling, because as humans we experience them all!
Parent/Guardian/Caregiver Information - Understanding Feelings
One of the ways we can help our kids become more emotionally aware is to talk to them about the feelings they may be having. We know that children experience a range of feelings, and we want them to be able to express those feelings in healthy ways. Feelings can be big or small and everything in between. We usually notice two types of feelings “everyday feelings” and “overwhelming feelings.” Some examples of everyday feelings may be happiness, joy or disappointment. Examples of overwhelming feelings may be loss, grief or despair. Almost any feeling can be an everyday feeling or an overwhelming feeling, it is important to help our kids recognize when a specific feeling is too much, and not typical and then encouraging them to ask for help.
Here are some videos you can watch with your child to help them understand their feelings. Emotions and The Brain
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